Softball Recap: Academy for Academic Excellence Knights vs. Riverside Prep Silver Knights
Academy for Academic Excellence gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against the Riverside Prep Silver Knights by a score of 7-5 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Haylee Berg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Berg has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Berg was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paityn Thibodeaux, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Riverside Prep's side, Isabella Villatoro made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Academy for Academic Excellence is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-2 record this season. As for Riverside Prep, they dropped their record down to 7-11-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Academy for Academic Excellence will have a chance to go back-to-back against Riverside Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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